![]() ![]() I use this system on all my countermarche looms apart from the draw loom. So while I’m talking of fixing looms, this is an ideal opportunity to do so. Here it is in all its glory with a warp on and ready for students to weave on.įor some time now, I have been meaning to write up the system that I use to tie up the lams, shafts and treadles. New cords installed, the loom balanced and now it works beautifully. It’s an old Glimakra (countermarche action) and this loom is really a testament to the original craftsmanship in how well it weathered the passage of time. The mud homes were demolished, the wood washed down and oiled, the loom assembled. I was very pleased to note that none of the pieces had warped. But surprisingly there was the original instructions and they were in good condition. Some string heddles could have walked being inhabited by “critters”. Somewhere along the way it suffered some water damage. However it did have a fine covering of dirt and every hole was inhabited by mud put there by insects that thought they would be ideal homes. Yes, I really couldn’t resist the challenge of bringing it back to good condition and weaving on it.Īmazingly, all the pieces were there. ![]() Its owners came to the realisation that it would be unrealistic for weaving to happen and so by various means, it ended up in my studio. It was stored adequately and for a number of years, off the ground yet under a house- a “Queenslander”. The new owners were fascinated by things old and mechanical and have quite a collection. ![]() It had been acquired in a farm lot in western Queensland (possibly an estate sale). However you may well be asking what on earth does this have to do with weaving? I have been feeling as though I am duplicating what she does but with looms. Sometimes they arrive in a very poor condition and need much TLC. ![]()
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